General Riddles

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.
Chess pawns.

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

I am deaf, dumb and blind. But I am very shiny and always speak the truth. Who am I?

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

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